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HENRY Gr. SQUIRES, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SFECEFOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,362, dated January 22, 1901.

Application led October 16. 1900. Serial No. 33,203. (No model.)

To (all wtont it mfty/ concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY G. SQUIRES, a citizen of the United States, residing at 118 Seventh street, Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-Wells; and I do declare the following` to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ink-wells of that. class designed to be permanently supported upon the under side of a desk-top or the like, particularlyschool-desks, and has for its primary object the provision of a well which may be readily secured in proper position to be within easy access of a user and when not in use may be closed dustproof and air-tight.

The invention contemplates the provision of a suitable case designed to receive and support a slidable fount or drawer and in means for preventing the complete withdrawal of said fount or drawer from the case.

The invention also embraces the idea of providing means for locking the fount in closed position in the case.

With such objects in view the invention will be more fully hereinafter described in detail and definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings an embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and when hereinafter referring to the same like letters of reference will refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure l is a sectional View of the under side of a desk-top of any usual or improved construction, with a well attached in position thereon, the fount being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the well with its fount or drawer withdrawn. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, A designates a case, and B a fount or drawer adapted to slide in and out of the case and be retained in open or closed position therein.

The case is provided on its upper surface with suitable perforated lugs or projections a, through which securing screws or bolts may be passed for attaching the well where desired. 'Ihe shell and drawer in this instance are formed, respectively, of metal and glass; but it is perfectly obvious that any other material may be employed in place of those mentioned. Likewise in the illustration the case and drawer or fount are seen as substantially rectangular in shape; but this is also immaterial, as any convenient or preferred style or configuration may be employed. To lock the drawer or fount in closed or open position, I provide a thumlrscrew C, adapted to pass through the bottom of the case A and impinge against the bottom of the fount, so as to'lift the fount and bind the top or open portion thereof against a corked or other suitable compressible surface a on the interior of the upper portion of the shell. It will be obvious that in closed position the cork or other material will form a tight joint between the case and fount and will render the spilling of the ink impossible. To provide against the cork or other compressible material used being removed by the users, I provide on the front edge of the case, at the top, a downwardly-projectingange b", adapted, when the fount is lifted by the action ot' the thumb-screw C, to enter the grooves b made in the fount.

The forward portion of the drawer or fount has a continuous outwardly-projecting ange B', which prevents the pushing of the drawer inwardly too far and covers the edges of the case, rendering it unnecessary to expensively finish or ornament the case, and the rear lower edge of the fount is provided with a downwardly-projecting lug c, designed to travel in the guideway c' of the case and contact with the set-screw D, Fig. 3, to prevent a complete withdrawal of the fount, and when it is necessary to completely withdraw the fount both the set-screw and the thumb-screw can belowered sufficiently to let the lug on the fount pass and the fount come completely out of the case.

To prevent the complete withdrawal of the respective screws, they are riveted on the inside.

While certain details have been shown and described for carrying the invention into effect, yet it is to be understood that many IOO I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters l. An ink-Well Comprising a support, a fount slidably mounted therein, means for confining the movement of the fount, a stopper adapted to engage the mouth of the fount when in closed position, and means for foroing the mouth of the fount against the stopper when in such closed position, substantially as described.

2. An ink-Well comprising a ease, means for supporting the same, a fount or drawer slidably supported in said oase, a lug on said drawer, and means on the ease adapted to engage the lug on the drawer to limit the outward movement thereof as and for the purpose set forth.

3. An ink-Well eomprisinga case, means for supporting the same, a com pressible lining 011 the oase, a fount supported by and capable of being Withdrawn from said oase, and means adapted to engage the bottom of the fount to bind its top against the compressible lining of the easing, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. An ink-Well oomprisinga oase, means for supporting the same, a drawer or fount slidably mounted therein, means adapted to lift and lock the drawer when in closed position, and means for limiting the sliding movement of the fount in the ease substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature vin presence of two witnesses.

HENRY G. SQUIRES.

Vitnesses:

LAURA J. GRAHAM, Gno. H. RANKIN. 

